Tag: Surfest
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LEES TAKES OVER 30’S TITLE AT REDHEAD
Only small waves at the Lake Macquarie festival of surfing today, which was held at Redhead beach. The over 30’s shortboard competition was the main event for the day, with local Justin Lees taking the title from Bar Beach’s, Paul Snow. The good results continued for the home club, with Redhead winning the team event,…
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FESTIVAL OF SURFING MARKS OFFICIAL START TO SURFEST
Surfest is now officially underway for 2017, with the Lake Macquarie Festival of Surfing in the water at Redhead today. The longboard, SUP and masters comp marks the start of the month-long event. The teams battle is next weekend, the pro junior follows that, before the main event starts at Merewether on February 20.
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WILKINSON AND BUCHAN TO LEAD AVOCA AT NEWCASTLE BEACH
Matt Wilkinson will join fellow CT surfer Adrian Buchan, as part of the Avoca team at the Battle of the Boardriders national final in Newcastle on February 18. “Ace got it together, he’s really good mates with Wilko and they travel together and that and I think he’s sort of been pushing him all year…
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SYLVESTER EARNS SURFEST WILDCARD
Two-time Pro Junior winner Jake Sylvester, will make his return to the men’s main event at Surfest in February, after winning today’s wildcard trials at One Mile Beach. Sylvester has taken a break from competitive surfing in recent years, but the Merewether boardrider today showed he hasn’t lost his touch, taming the inconsistent waves, mostly…
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HIGH PROFILE ENTRIES ROLLING IN FOR SURFEST 2017
It’s still six weeks away, but the high profile entries for Surfest are rolling in, with sources telling NBN News that defending champion Matt Wilkinson and 2013 winner Joel Parkinson will both take part. Local hope Ryan Callinan will use the event to launch his quest to return to the Championship Tour.
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SYDNEY RESULT GIVES ANDERSON MUCH NEEDED CONFIDENCE BOOST
She’s narrowly missed out on qualifying for the world tour yet again. But Philippa Anderson says her second place at the Sydney International has convinced her to make another run in 2017.
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MACY CALLAGHAN RIDING HIGH AFTER SURFEST
Avoca’s Macy Callaghan is riding high after defending her pro junior title at Surfest. But there’s no time to celebrate for the 15 year old, who will compete at the Australian Open of Surfing in Manly tomorrow.
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BANTING STAGES IMPRESSIVE COMEBACK AT SURFEST
Port Macquarie surfer Matt Banting has staged an impressive comeback from injury, placing third at Newcastle’s Surfest. The 21-year-old went down in the semi-final to eventual winner, Matt Wilkinson. “From the get-go I paddled up the beach and then he fell straight into one – it was a perfect one, he got 9.7.7, so straight…
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WILKINSON AND FTIZGIBBONS 2016 SURFEST WINNERS
The Central Coasts’ Matt Wilkinson and New South Wales Sally Fitzgibbons have reigned supreme at this year’s Surfest. Both surfers dominated their finals in front of a crowd of thousands.
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MEREWETHER’S CALLINAN KNOCKED OUT IN SURFEST QUARTERS
There was disappointment for the locals in the quarter finals of Surfest, with Merewether’s own Ryan Callinan bundled out, despite an impressive display Callinan lead for most of the heat with scores of 7.6 and 6.9, while Pat Gudauskas grabbed a 9.3 on one of his early waves. The American found a 5.7 in the…